Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-12
BoozED WITH BEER.
Lively Drunken Scrimmage Among Dem
yer Immigrants.

wholesale massacre.
The melee grew out of a long-standing
jealousy between the settlements over
young Polish woman, Alice Falk, who yes
terday morning left the settlement on the
south side of the street and spent the
day with the rival colony on the north
side. In honor of her visit several kegs Of
beer were tapped, which caused frequent
brawls during the afternoon and until late
in the evening, when the mob was beastly
intoxicated, and desperate row was in
augurated. The scene was a frightful one,
and several received injuries that may
prove fatal.
Several arrests were made, but it is sup
posed that many escaped. But one or two
persons can speak English They are
ragged, dirty and spattered with blood and
dirt, and have the appearance of the lowest
type of humanity. They were sent to
Denver week ago, direct from Hungary,
Poland, Bohemia and other parts of
Europe, and without doubt belong to that
class whose only arguments the dynamite
bomb.
Chilsiren's Offering from California.
New York, April 11th.-Easter was
very warm but pleasant spring day. Cen
tral Park and the regular drives were
crowded. with carriages. General Grants
tomb at Riverside Park was point of
great Interest, and for several hours the
police had TO form the people into line and
march them by, so great was the press.
Colonel Fred. Grant drove up early in the
day ami scattered flowers over his fathers
grave. The only other floral tribute was a
beautif II basket of choice roses and flowers,
chiefly the former, among which were
scattered few rare and costly pansies. q
card was attached bearing the simple in
scription, From the School Children of
Oakland. CAL, April 10, 1887 Last Easter
the children sent similar offering.
He Fondled the Bottles.
New York, April 11th.-[Special ]-Har-
vey 5. Durnall, formerly Examiner of In
references in the Patent Office at Wash
ington engaged board at the Colonnade
about q week ago, and at once made him
self cOnspicuous by ordering expensive
meals. with wine, and not eating or drink
ing wi at he ordered-at least he ate but
little and contented himself with merely
fondlins the bottles of wine which were
brought. After ordering wine for dinner
land not drinking, as usual) yesterday, he
paid his bill and taking up his valise quit
ted the hotel. He went no further than
the sidewalk, where he stood broiling in
the hot sun for the next three hours. AS
his conduct was manifestly that of o lu-
natic, be was sent to the Bellvue Hospital.
RidgeIey, 1.-THE Murphys, o.
LITTLE Rock (Ark.), April 11th.-A dis
patch from Texarkana says that Walter
Ridgeley, farmer living eight miles north
of here, was lured from his house Saturday
night by three members of the Murphy
family, who attempted TO assassinate him.
In the fight that ensued he killed all three
and received half dozen wounds himself.
A month ago he killed two of the Muir
phys in dispute about extortiDg money
from drummer. A few days later be was
ambushed, and his horse killed, but he
succeeded in killing two more of the fam
ily The score now stands seven TO naught,
but Ridgeley will doubtless die, having re-
ceived five balls from rifles in the hands of
the Murphys.
Disastrous Floods In New York.
FoRT PLAIN IN. ", April I1th.-The
bridge over the Mohawk was carried away
by flood tonight. Two sections struck
the Cononjoharie bridge and nearly car.
ried it away. The loss amounts to many
thousands OF dollars. There is an ice. jan
near by the Nose" A special train OF
the Central is standing opposite in water
up to the car-steps and cannot move. The
lightning expresses also are both standing
in this vicinity, and passengers were re-
moved from the cars with boats Fulton.
vile and Fonda are nearly under water
No telegraph wires on the Central Railroad
are in operation. The railroad tracks are
torn up at Palestine bridge, and travel win
be impeded for several days.
California Wines and Brandies.
NEW YORK, April 11th.-The arrivals o.
California wines by the way of the Isthmu:
during March were As ,354 gallons, against
106, ri gallons last March. The totals fol
the three months ending March 81, 1887
1856 and 1885, were 135 ,904 gallons, 2S9, ,254
gallons and 500, ,5S4 gallons. OF brandies
there were received during March, this
year, 8, 4l3 gallons. Last year, in the same
month, 450 gallons arrived. In the first
quarter this year, 1913 gallons were re-
ceiyed, against S97 gallons in the first three
months of 1886.
A Murdsrous Conspiracy.
NASHVILLE, April 11th.-A fiendish at.
tempt TO murder H. H. Wilkinson, the
keeper, and some half dozen guards al
the County Farm was discovered Saturday
night. 4 conspiracy was formed among
the convicts to murder the lessee and guards
and thus make their escape. Arsenic was
put III tue uiluklLS water anu tle lcoSeti
four guards and five TRUSTEES were stricken
down. Two are fatally.and the others Sc
riously i'll. The ringleaders of the conspir-
acy have been caught and one of them made
a full confession.
Star Route Changes.
WASHINGTON, April 11th-[Special. i
Changes in the star schedule have been
ordered as follows Yreka to Etna Mills,
Nov Qf IN. (lotohar St rob "a
daily, except Sundays, at 6 A. NJ, and ar
rive at Etna Mills by - NJ. Leave Etna
Mills daily, except Sunday, at P. NJ, and
arrive at Yreka by P. NJ. From Noyem-
Der 1st to April 30th-Leave Yreka daily
except Sundays, at P. NJ, and arrive al
Etna Mills by 2 p. NJ. Leave Etna Mills
daily, except Sundays, at . P. N, and ar
rive at Yreka by 7P.M.
Dissatisfied Apaches.
WASHINGTON, April 11th.-Special Indian
Agent II. S. Welton, now in this city, will
leave for the West tonight to superintend
the removal of the Jacarilla band OF
Apaches. numbering about 200 souls, now
on the Mescaleros reservation, in Southern
New Mexico, to their old reservation ad-
joining the one now occupied by the Utes
in Northern New Mexico.
Afflicted Cattle.
WASHINGTON, April 11th. = Governor
Hughes, of Arkansas, has telegraphed the
Commissioner of Agriculture, asking that
an inspector be sent TO that State to ex-
anime some herds of cattle suspected OF
having pleuro-pneumonia. An inspector
has been ordered there from Chicago.
Contested Seats.
WASHINGTON, April 11th.-The Clerk OF
the House of Representatives has not re-
ceiyed notices of contest in the cases oi
either FELTON, or Thompson Lynch y. Of
California. Notices OF contest have, how
ever, been filed in large number of cases
New Postmasters.
WASHINGTON. April 11th.-The Presi-
dent to-day commissioned as Postmaster
G. r. Barratt at Salt Lake. Also, E. J.
Farlow, at Ashland, Or, vice a. P. Ham
mond, relieved.
Blaine Rapidly Recovering.
ST. LOUIS, April 11th.-R. c. Kerns and
DR.. Mudd. of this city, the latter of whom
went to Fort Gibson to treat Mr.. Blaine,
returned home tonight. Mr.. Kerns stated
that when he and DR.. Mudd left, Mr.. Blaine
was getting along nicely, and was we'll on
the way to a quick recovery.
New Issue of Western Union Stock.
NEW York, April 11th.-The stockhold-
ers of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany Will hold a special meeting to-mor-
row to ratify the issue of 1900 shares oi